The Proceedings of ISECON 2002: §223b    Home    Papers/Indices    prev (§223a)    Next (§223c)     Paper (refereed)     Internet Course and Curriculum Delivery Recommended Citation: Knight, L V, T A Steinbach, and J D White.  An Alternative Approach to Web-based Education: Technology-intensive, Not Labor-Intensive.  In The Proceedings of ISECON 2002, v 19 (San Antonio): §223b. ISSN: 1542-7382.

An Alternative Approach to Web-based Education: Technology-intensive, Not Labor-Intensive

Theresa A. Steinbach    [a1] [a2]
School of Computer Science, Telecommunications and Information Systems
DePaul University    [u1] [u2]
Chicago, Illinois, USA    [c1] [c2]

James D. White    [a1] [a2]
School of Computer Science, Telecommunications and Information Systems
DePaul University    [u1] [u2]
Chicago, Illinois, USA    [c1] [c2]

This paper argues that, contrary to common textual approaches to Web-based education, the most feasible approach to disseminating factual information online is through Web posting of unedited, automatic audio and video recordings of traditional classroom sessions. Such an approach addresses each of four major problems with online education described in the paper: (1) extended, labor-intensive nature of course development and delivery, (2) lack of economies of scale, (3) difficulty maintaining course currency, and (4) potential lack of robust interpersonal communication. The experiences of DePaul University's School of Computer Science, Telecommunications and Information Systems (CTI) in implementing such an automatic recording approach yields a list of ten guidelines for success.

Keywords: distance learning, online education, Internet-based education, Web-based education, video recording, streaming video

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